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Greyhounds of the Bluegrass

2008-06-09T10:59:00.004-06:00

I'll be in Louisville, Kentucky for Greyhounds of the Bluegrass from July 17 - 20th. Love that southern hospitality. Jennifer Watkins and her crew really know how to put on a party. Tons of food, fun and festivities all weekend long. You will go home with so many goodies, and so many memories.

I'll be giving two talks/demos: Why Does My Hound Do THAT? and When I Am Older. You can get my booklets about the talks at Greyhound Gang - Daily Care.
I'm very much looking forward to meeting new hound lovers, and seeing old friends.

Greyhound Gathering - Kanab 2008

2008-06-09T10:46:00.003-06:00

Another tremendous Greyhound Gathering - Kanab. Lovely, generous people with gorgeous hounds. I'm still digging my way through boxes and banners. That'll take a few more months, and then it'll be time to start planning next year's. The feedback is that the 3rd week of May works because the weather is warmer. We didn't have a lick of snow or rain. I, personally, think it's too warm for the hounds then, but currently that's the tentative weekend for next year.

I'm way exhausted from this year, so don't have much more pithy to say. You can view videos created by Dan King of the happy humans and hounds. Yappy Hour and Angel's Landing dinner and festivities.

Sandy Paws - March 6 - 9

2008-03-02T20:33:00.002-07:00

Great name, don't you think? Sandy Paws. Even better, this Greyhound get-together is on Jekyll Island, GA. It's a lovely place to visit, and even more lovely when greyhounds are there.

I'll first be visiting Indra, one of my first greyhound adopters, who has moved to Jacksonville. We talk, eat and Zumba. Then I head to Sandy Paws to talk some more - Why Does My Hound to THAT?. And then more talking when I hawk Greyhound Gang and Get Up & Go wares to raise funds for the hounds.

Then onto West Palm Beach to see my Dad. We'll eat, watch TV, visit the penny arcades, and not do too much talking.

Then it's home to Kanab, to get ready for my Greyhound Gathering. Yippee!

Registration - Kanab 2008

2008-02-10T22:40:00.000-07:00

Registration

Registration is now open. Make sure to read
Guidelines , About Events , Greyt Goodies to order in advance at a super price, and of course, make your Accommodations.

See you soon!

Gathering - Kanab 08

2007-12-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

Date is set. May 16 - 18.
Hoping to avoid snow and cold winds with a later date.
The web site - http://www.greyhoundgang.org - has a list of hotels.
Registration will be up in January or February.

The Holidays

2007-12-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

Every day is a holiday with greyhounds. Their gifts of leaps and bounds in greeting. Their gifts of wiggly-waggly bodies when you open your eyes in the morning. Their gift of leaning on you when you pet them. Their gift of always looking you straight in the eye, and down to your soul.

This holiday, though, I'm farming out my hounds as I get on a plane with my Italian Greyhound, Isabelle, and head to West Palm Beach and Dad. It'll be an adventure I'm sure. Isabelle is a ten year old, strong willed, independant, 17 lb girl, that has never been in a Sherpa carrier. I adopted her in March, when her breeder no longer wanted her because her last litter was born dead. In August, during our vacation, she jumped over a loft wall, which she thought was a table top, and flew down about 20 feet to the rug below. Paralyzed in her back end, she started scrambling around in October. Her drunken sailor moves, have now become the crab scuttle. She gets around most everywhere she needs to, particularly to the food bowl. She's still a bit incontinent - thank dog for raw feeding, at least the turds are hard little things - so leaving her with someone was not an option. So we'll have our holiday adventure with Dad together. I did not tell Dad about the hard turds that may end up on his floor. Shush....